Tag: Central Kalimantan

Sapat Hawung hill is located in the District of Uut Murung – Murung Raya regency, part of the headwaters of the Barito River (one of the major rivers on the island of Borneo) The Locals call this hill as “Baring Hawun”, which means “high hill that large and elongated” and hawun means “dew”. This based on the peak that is almost always been covered in fog. To reach the area, we can start from Palangkaraya (Central Kalimantan provincial capital) which can be reached by aircraft pioneer to Muara Teweh (North…

Tanjung Puting is one of the natural wonders of the world! You may not believe this after you have been there only two days or three days, but after the fourth or fifth day something happens. You are captivated completely by the purity of the air, the openness of the night sky with the most remarkable view of the Milky Way, the magnificence and dignity of the gentle orangutans, the thundering downpours that instantly cool the air, and the clarity of the brilliant crimson sunsets. Tanjung Puting is the largest…

Central Kalimantan Tranditional Dance Like any other provinces in Indonesia, Central Kalimantan is also having some cultural signatures that can proudly shown to the world. In the field of traditional dance, Central Kalimantan has 2 dominant dance, which is, Tambun & Bungai Dance and Balean Dadas traditional dance. Tambun & Bungai is a theatrical dance that tells about the heroic act of Tambun and Bungai to defeat the enemy who wants to dispossess the harvest of the local people. While, Balean Dadan is a traditional dance to ask cure for…

Kapuas Kapuas, is one of regencies in Central Kalimantan with the capital city of Kuala Kapuas. Kuala Kapuas, is the capital of the Kapuas district. Kuala itself means delta. Kuala Kapuas is a beautiful city, because it is located on the banks of the river at three intersections. Those three rivers are Kapuas Murung River, Kapuas river, and Java Sea Coast. At night there are hundreds of lamps flickering the glare around the river. The city was built long ago before the existence of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan capital. This comes…

Palangkaraya Palangkaraya is one of Indonesian cities and officially become the capital of Central Kalimantan province. Palangkaraya is a city with the largest area in Indonesia. Most of the region are remains forest, including protected forests, Nature Conservation and Tangkiling National Parks. Many people in Palangka Raya speak Indonesian language as well as the local dialects such as Dayak Ngaju, Dayak Maanyan. However, the use of Banjar Language is more observable than the local Dayak dialects. Close by the city, within the boundaries of the Nyaru Menteng Arboretum or Arboretum…

Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan or Central Borneo is located in Kalimantan Island with the capital city of Palangkayara. Along the 17th Century, central Kalimantan inhabitant, Dayak People, was ruled by the Muslim Sultanate of Banjar. After the independence of WW II Dayak People want to separated from South Kalimantan Province and Central Kalimantan become the 17th Province in Indonesia. Nowadays, there are three major Dayak tribes in Central Borneo, which is Ngaju, Ot Danum and Dusun Ma’anyan Ot Siang. Besides, other ethnics that live on Central Borneo are Javanese, Maduranese,…

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While exploring Mamuju City (the capital of West Sulawesi Province), it is recommended to visit a unique beach called Lapeo. The location is in Campalagian Sub-District and it belongs to Polewali Mandar Regency. To be exact, it is located in Baqbatoa Village. The good thing is the beach...